Southern Australia, Japan, East Africa, and Red Sea, W. Atlantic, eastern Pacific, and Hawaiian Islands; in the eastern Pacific it occurs from southern California throughout the Gulf of California to Peru, and the Galapagos.

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Description

Mainly an inshore species. Usually occurs in large schools (Ref. 2850). Feeds mainly on euphausids and copepods (Ref. 9291). Reproduces between May and July in front of Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 9291).Caught with encircling nets and as a by-catch of trawls fishing for crabs (Ref. 9291). Marketed fresh, salted and canned. Also utilized as fishmeal (Ref. 9291).

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Mainly an inshore species. Usually occurs in large schools (Ref. 2850). Feeds mainly on euphausids and copepods (Ref. 9291). Reproduces between May and July in front of Baja California, Mexico (Ref. 9291).Caught with encircling nets and as a by-catch of trawls fishing for crabs (Ref. 9291). Marketed fresh, salted and canned. Also utilized as fishmeal (Ref. 9291).

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Migration

Non-Migrant: No. All populations of this species make significant seasonal migrations.

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make local extended movements (generally less than 200 km) at particular times of the year (e.g., to breeding or wintering grounds, to hibernation sites).

Locally Migrant: No. No populations of this species make annual migrations of over 200 km.

ACACGTTGATTTTTCTCAACCAATCACAAAGATATTGGCACCCTTTACCTGGTATTTGGTGCTTGAGCAGGAATGGTCGGCACGGCCTTA---AGCCTACTGATCCGGGCAGAACTTAGTCAGCCTGGGGCCTTGTTAGGTGAT---GATCAAATTTATAATGTAATGGTTACCGCACACGCCTTTGTTATGATTTTCTTCATAGTAATGCCAATCTTGATTGGCGGATTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTCTTATG---CTTGGAGCACCAGACATGGCATTCCCCCGAATAAACAATATGAGCTTCTGGCTCCTTCCCCCCTCCTTTCTTCTCCTGCTTGCCTCATCTGGGGTTGAAGCCGGAGCAGGGACTGGGTGAACTGTCTACCCCCCTCTAGCCGGCAATCTCGCTCATGCAGGGGCATCCGTCGACTTA---ACTATTTTCTCACTTCATCTAGCAGGGATTTCTTCGATTCTTGGGGCAATTAATTTTATTACCACAATTATTAATATGAAACCCCCCGCAGTTTCTCAGTATCAAACACCCCTATTTGTCTGATCAGTATTAATTACTGCCGTTCTTCTTCTATTATCACTCCCAGTGCTGGCTGCC---GGAATTACTATGCTACTGACAGATCGAAATCTTAATACTACCTTCTTTGACCCAGCTGGAGGAGGAGATCCTATTCTTTACCAACACTTATTCTGATTCTTTGGCCACCCAGAAGTATATATTCTTATTCTTCCTGGCTTCGGAATAATCTCCCACATTGTAGCCTACTACGCTGGCAAAAAA---GAACCATTCGGTTATATAGGAATGGTTTGAGCTATAATAGCAATCGGCCTATTAGGGTTCATCGTTTGAGCCCATCATATGTTTACAGTAGGTATGGACGTTGACACCCGAGCATACTTCACCTCAGCAACAATAATTATTGCCATTCCCACTGGTGTTAAAGTCTTTAGCTGACTC---GCAACCCTACACGGGGGC---TCAATTAAATGAGAAACCCCTATGTTGTGGGCCCTGGGATTTATCTTCCTATTCACCGTTGGAGGGCTAACAGGAATCGTATTAGCCAACTCATCACTAGATATTGTCCTACATGATACGTACTATGTAGTTGCACACTTCCACTATGTC---CTATCTATGGGGGCTGTATTTGCAATCATGGCTGCCTTCATGCACTGATTCCCCCTATTTTCAGGATACACTCTTCACAGCACTTGATCAAAAATTCACTTTGGGGTTATGTTCGTAGGAGTAAACCTCACTTTCTTCCCCCAACACTTCCTAGGTCTAGCAGGAATGCCTCGT---CGGTACTCCGACTACCCAGACGCCTACACT---CTCTGAAATACTGTCTCCTCAATCGGATCACTTGTCTCTTTAGTAGCAGTAATTATATTCCTATTTATTCTTTGAGAAGCATTTGCTGCCAAACGAGAAGTT---GCATCAGTAGAGCTCACTATAACTAAT-- end --